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Sebastian Strangio

Sebastian Strangio

Sebastian Strangio is Southeast Asia editor at The Diplomat. 

In 2008, he began his career as a reporter at The Phnom Penh Post in Cambodia, and has since traveled and reported extensively across the 10 nations of ASEAN. Sebastian’s writing has appeared in leading publications including Foreign Affairs, the Los Angeles Review of Books, and The New York Times, The Diplomat, and Nikkei Asian Review, among many others. He is the author of “Hun Sen’s Cambodia” (Yale, 2014), a path-breaking examination of Cambodia since the fall of the Khmer Rouge, and “In the Dragon’s Shadow: Southeast Asia in the Chinese Century (Yale, 2020). 

Alongside his journalistic work, Sebastian has also consulted for a wide variety of economic risk firms and non-government organizations, and is quoted frequently in the international media on political developments in Southeast Asia. Sebastian holds a B.A. and Master’s degree in international politics from The University of Melbourne. He currently lives in Adelaide.

You can get in touch with Sebastian via Twitter, Facebook, or email.

Posts by Sebastian Strangio
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July 31, 2024

Vietnamese Prime Minister Arrives in India For Three-day Visit

By Sebastian Strangio
The two nations have strengthened their economic and defense ties considerably since the establishment of their comprehensive strategic partnership in 2016.
July 31, 2024

US Announces $500 Million in Military Funding for the Philippines

By Sebastian Strangio
The announcement caps off two years that have seen a considerable strategic convergence between the two long-standing allies.

July 30, 2024

Indonesia’s Jokowi Makes Move to New Capital Nusantara

By Sebastian Strangio
The Garuda Palace is expected to provide the backdrop to Independence Day celebrations that will inaugurate the new capital on August 17.

July 30, 2024

Malaysia Has Applied For BRICS Membership, Anwar Says

By Sebastian Strangio
In addition to economic benefits, Putrajaya hopes that membership will give Malaysia, and the Global South, a greater voice in international affairs.

July 29, 2024

On Myanmar, ASEAN Continues to Lag Behind a Fast-Evolving Conflict

By Sebastian Strangio
The joint communique issued by ASEAN foreign ministers over the weekend shows an organization struggling to find a way forward on the conflict.
July 29, 2024

Philippines Resupplies Contested Shoal Under ‘Understanding’ With China

By Sebastian Strangio
Manila said that “no untoward incidents" took place during Saturday's mission to Second Thomas Shoal, but the two sides continue to trade public barbs.

July 26, 2024

Indonesian FM Criticizes Myanmar Junta Over ASEAN Peace Plan

By Sebastian Strangio
The Southeast Asian bloc continues to affirm its support for the Five-Point Consensus, but member states seem unsure how to encourage its implementation.
July 26, 2024

Myanmar Rebel Group Claims Capture of Major Military HQ in Shan State

By Sebastian Strangio
The fall of the military's Northeastern Regional Command headquarters would mark a turning-point in the country's civil war.

July 25, 2024

Myanmar Resistance Group Claims Capture of Ruby-Mining Town

By Sebastian Strangio
The Three Brotherhood Alliance resistance group continues to press forward with the second phase of its Operation 1027 offensive.

July 25, 2024

Thailand to Begin Enrollment for Massive Stimulus Program Next Month

By Sebastian Strangio
The government will begin distributing 10,000 baht payments in the fourth quarter, but questions remain about the efficacy of the "digital wallet" program.

July 24, 2024

Thailand Will Draft Bill to Regulate Cannabis, Minister Says

By Sebastian Strangio
The plan to ban the drug, two years after its historic decriminalization, has opened up a political rift in PM Srettha Thavisin's coalition government.
July 24, 2024

Myanmar Junta Chief Min Aung Hlaing Named Acting President

By Sebastian Strangio
The announcement followed reports that the current acting president, Myint Swe, has been placed on medical leave.

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